 Mr. President, it is natural to man to indulge in the illusions of hope. We are apt to shut our eyes against a painful truth, and listen to the song of that siren, till she transforms us into beasts. Is this the part of wise men, engaged in a great and...  The Golden Book: Or, The Greek and American Spirit - Страница 48написао/ла C. S. Calodikes - 1917 - 176 страницаПуни преглед - О овој књизи
 | 1854 - 576 страница
...lip, an.l pieam from erery eye. They became impatient of speech. Their souls were ou fire for action." MR. PRESIDENT it is natural to man to indulge in the...our eyes against a painful truth, and listen to the vong of that siren, till she transforms us into beasts. Is this the part of wise men, engaged in a... | |
 | 1854 - 560 страница
...HrV"President, it is natural to man to indulge in the illusions of 2 Jiflflg. We are apt to shut pur eyes against a painful truth, and listen to the song...transforms us into beasts. is this the part of wise men, engaged in a great and arduous strug.gle for liberty ? Are we disposed to be of the number of... | |
 | Conrad Hume Pinches - 1854 - 460 страница
...SPEECH ON THE BREAKING OUT OF THE WAR OF AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE. MR. PRESIDENT, — It is natural to roan to indulge in the illusions of hope. We are apt to...against a painful truth, and listen to the song of that syren, till she transforms us into beasts. Is this the part of wise men engaged in a great and arduous... | |
 | Levi Carroll Judson - 1854 - 532 страница
...strongly told. His overwhelming eloquence we can but faintly imagine. " Mr. President- It is natural for man to indulge in the illusions of hope. We are apt...our eyes against a painful truth and listen to the songs of that siren till she transforms us into beasts. Is this the part of wise men engaged in a great... | |
 | Levi Carroll Judson - 1854 - 496 страница
...strongly told. His overwhelming eloquence we can but faintly imagine. " Mr. President-It is natural for man to indulge in the illusions of hope. We are apt...our eyes against a painful truth and listen to the songs of that siren till she transforms us into beasts. Is this the part of wise men engaged in a great... | |
 | John Frost - 1854 - 775 страница
...already come. " It is natural," said he, " to man, to indulge in the illusions of hope. We are prone to shut our eyes against a painful truth, and listen to the song of that enchantress till she transforms us into beasts. There is no longer any room for hope. We must fight.... | |
 | United States. Congress. House. Committee on Education and Labor - 1975 - 1588 страница
...for themselves". — Abraham Lincoln "Mr. President, it is natural for man to indulge in the illusion of hope. We are apt to shut our eyes against a painful truth and listen to the song of that siren. *til she transforms us into beasts . . . Are we disposed to be of the number of those who. having eyes,... | |
 | United States. Congress. House. Committee on Education and Labor - 1975 - 1592 страница
...themselves". — Abraham Lincoln "Mr. President, it is natural for man to indulge in the illusion of hope. Wo are apt to shut our eyes against a painful truth and listen to the song of th;it siren. Hll she transforms us into beasts . . . Are we disposed to be of the number of those who,... | |
 | United States. Congress. House. Committee on Foreign Affairs - 1987 - 920 страница
...their freedom for the sake of peace and stability: "It is natural for man to indulge in the illusion of hope. We are apt to shut our eyes against a painful...song of that siren till she transforms us into beasts ... The gentlemen may cry, peace, peace! but there is no peace ... What is it that the gentlemen wish?... | |
 | United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Foreign Relations - 1988 - 732 страница
...their freedom for the sake of peace and stability: "It is natural for man to indulge in the illusion of hope. We are apt to shut our eyes against a painful...song of that siren till she transforms us into beasts ... The gentlemen may cry, peace, peace! but there is no peace ... What is it that the gentlemen wish?... | |
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